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Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse

It has been years since Superman Brandon Routh defeated the Kryptonian arch-villains and left Earth on a mysterious quest. When he finally returns, the Man of Steel finds that Lois Lane Kate Bosworth is a single mom engaged to Perry White's Frank Langella nephew Richard James Marsden, and that arch-fiend Lex Luthor Kevin Spacey is at it again, simultaneously plotting another massive real estate scam and Superman's demise. This sort-of ...

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Nearly 3 hours of exclusive in-depth documentaries including: Making Superman Returns: From script to screen; Designing Superman: From art and costume design to set construction; The Joy of Lex: Behind the scenes with Kevin Spacey; How filmmakers recreated Jor-El, Superman's father, Played by Marlon Brando; Over 10 additional scenes in 1080p High Definition

Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble
- Ed Hulse

It has been years since Superman Brandon Routh defeated the Kryptonian arch-villains and left Earth on a mysterious quest. When he finally returns, the Man of Steel finds that Lois Lane Kate Bosworth is a single mom engaged to Perry White's Frank Langella nephew Richard James Marsden, and that arch-fiend Lex Luthor Kevin Spacey is at it again, simultaneously plotting another massive real estate scam and Superman's demise. This sort-of sequel to Superman II, directed by X-Men's Bryan Singer, is predicated on the assumption that the events depicted in Christopher Reeve's third and fourth outings as the iconic superhero never happened. Singer, who has a decided affinity for the mythic underpinnings of comic book crime fighters, imbues Superman Returns with and epic sensibility; he also sprinkles humorous lines and situations throughout the film but never betrays any hint of condescension or self-parody. The result is an altogether satisfying addition to the Kryptonian canon. The Special Edition boasts more than three hours of bonus features, most of them clustered together under an umbrella title, "Requiem for Krypton: Making Superman Returns." The film's production is documented with welcome specificity, and the actors are seen plying their trade in addition to contributing the usual talking-head promo-speak. Superman's background -- not only as a character but also as a cultural icon -- is explored thoroughly, and casual viewers might be surprised at the extent to which the documentaries' subjects took the project seriously. That the cast and crew approached the film with such reverence is, quite frankly, amazing. A separate featurette, "Resurrecting Jor-El," is narrowly focused on the CGI work employed in reutilizing footage of the late Marlon Brando as Superman's father, shot for the 1978 Christopher Reeve film.

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Behind the Story: Requiem for Krypton - Making of Superman Returns
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Pt. 1 Secret Origins and First Issues: Crystallizing Superman - The Beginning: From Writing the Script tot eh Start of Principal Photography
Pt. 2 The Crystal Method: Designing Superman - Art Design, Costume Design and Set Construction
Pt. 3 An Affinity for Beachfront Property: Shooting Superman - Superman on the Farm: Shooting on the Kent Farm
Pt. 3 An Affinity for Beachfront Property: Shooting Superman - Superman in the City - Filming in Metropolis
Pt. 3 An Affinity for Beachfront Property: Shooting Superman - Superman in Peril - Out on the Water and in the Air
Pt. 4 The Joy of Lex: Menacing Superman - Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor
Pt. 5 He's Always Around: Wrapping Superman - End of Principal Photography
Resurrecting Jor-El: 3D Rendering of Marlon Brando's Face for the Fortress of Solitude Scene
Additional Footage: Deleted Scenes
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The Date: Ma Kent Plays a Game With Her New Man
Family Photos: Clark Reminisces Over Family Photos
Crash Landing/X-Ray Vision: Clark Discovers He Can Fly and Has X-Ray Vision
Old Newspapers: Clark Realizes What Happened While He Was Gone
Are You Two Dating?: Clark Discovers His Mother Is Dating
Martinis and Wigs: Lex and Kitty Bicker
I'm Always Right: Once Again, Lex Is Always Right
Jimmy the Lush: Jimmy and Clark Discuss Lois at the Bar
Language Barrier: A Japanese Talk Show Makes Fun of Superman
Crystal Feet: Having a Bad Day
New Krypton: Lois Names the New Planet
How Wrong Can You Be? (Outtake): Lex Luthor's "Wrong" Monatage
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EA Game Trailer
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